pateo <3961> - Greek Lexicon
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Word:patew pateo
Pronunciation:pat-eh'-o
Origin:from a derivative probably of 3817 (meaning a "path")
Source:TDNT - 5:940,804
Kind:v
In AV:tread 3, tread down 1, tread under feet 1
Count:5
Definition:
 1) to tread
    1a) to trample, crush with the feet
    1b) to advance by setting foot upon, tread upon: to encounter
        successfully the greatest perils from the machinations and
        persecutions with which Satan would fain thwart the
        preaching of the gospel
    1c) to tread under foot, trample on, i.e. to treat with insult
        and contempt: to desecrate the holy city by devastation and
        outrage
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